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The New Testament refers to the canonical Christian texts that were written after the death of Jesus. They consist of four (sometimes conflicting or divergent) accounts of the life of Jesus; the doings of his disciples after the resurrection; and the letters of itinerant preacher Paul to early Christian Churches. Paul interestingly manages to demonstrate the rare skill of totally changing his literary style for some 6 of those letters; six letters that oddly support Church dogma that did not yet exist, and would not for another 50-100 years. What a clever man. Harold Bloom considers it a great work of literature and considers Jesus one of the greatest literary characters every invented. Many scholars do not believe those that wrote it had ever met any historical Jesus, or that the character of Jesus is closely based on the historical Jesus or any other real person. Incidentally the New Testament was originally written in Greek while people close to events in first century Judea would more likely have used Aramaic or Hebrew. Muslims believe that the New Testament was superseded by the Final Testament, which they also call the Qur'an.[1]

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[edit] Canonization

The dictionary definition of "canon" is "an authoritative list of accepted books."

Ever since the first Christian texts were completed, bishops and other church officials have voiced their opinions about which texts merited inclusion in the New Testament, the opinion generally being a reflection of one's theological outlook. Gradually Bibles were assembled by tradition, and occasionally by decree, most from similar lists of accepted books.

The Western New Testament Canon was finally ratified by the Pope in 1443 and made an unconditional article of faith in 1546, although to this day there are significant Eastern canons that differ.

[edit] Books of the New Testament

[edit] Gospels

[edit] Acts

[edit] Pauline epistles

[edit] General epistles

[edit] Revelation

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Guide to the Jewish and Christian Scriptures
Torah: Genesis - Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy Old Testament History: Book of Joshua - Book of Judges - Ruth - Samuel (1 & 2) - Kings (1 and 2 Kings) - Chronicles - Ezra and Nehemiah - Book of Esther Old Testament Wisdom: Book of Job - Psalms - Book of Proverbs - Ecclesiastes - Song of Solomon Major Prophets: Isaiah - Book of Jeremiah - Lamentations - Book of Ezekiel - Book of Daniel Minor Prophets: Minor Prophets

Deuterocanon (Catholic and Orthodox): - Tobit - Judith - 1 Maccabees - 2 Maccabees - Book of Wisdom - Sirach - Baruch - Letter of Jeremiah Deuterocanon (Orthodox): 1 Esdras - 3 Maccabees - Prayer of Manasseh - Psalm 151 Deuterocanon (Georgian Orthodox): 4 Maccabees - 2 Esdras Ethiopian Orthodox ("narrow" canon): Jubilees - Enoch - Rest of the Words of Baruch - 1-3 Meqabyan Syriac Peshitta: 2 Baruch Psalms 152-155


The Gospels: Gospel of Matthew - Gospel of Mark - Gospel of Luke - Gospel of John Acts: Acts of the Apostles Pauline Epistles: Romans - 1 & 2 Corinthians - Galatians - Ephesians - Philippians - Colossians - First Thessalonians - Second Thessalonians - First Timothy - Second Timothy - Titus - Epistle to Philemon General Epistles: Epistle to the Hebrews - Epistle of James - First Peter - Second Peter - 1 John - 2 John - 3 John - Epistle of Jude Revelation: Book of Revelation


Selected pseudepigrapha: Gospel of Judas - Infancy Gospel of James - Gospel of Mary - Gospel of Philip - Gospel of Thomas - Nag Hammadi texts


Rational Wiki's Guide to the Protestant Bible

Guide to Bible translations


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